Tag: pitching velocity

Prior to about 2004, I too once believed that pitching drills were the “Holy Grail” of teaching and correcting mechanical faults. After reading what the research says about the value of pitching drills for improving mechanics…I no longer feel that way, in fact, I believe drills may be one of the biggest reasons why pitchers…

In 2004 I introduced a unique idea into pitching that I coined Explosive Pitching. The emphasis was that in order to produce maximum pitching velocity, a pitcher should move his body faster going from the back leg to the front leg without stopping or hesitating…even though the idea of lifting the leg up remained. However,…

You might say that pitching mechanics is simply moving from the back leg to the front leg using a stable back leg and driving down the mound explosively onto a stable front leg. Without a stable back leg a pitcher’s mechanics are going to suffer and he will lose pitching velocity. Then once he lands…

There are many different approaches today on how to teach pitchers how to improve their pitching velocity and still develop good mechanics. However, few rely on evidence based sports science research methods to verify why those methods work. Here are some principles to follow that not only make sense but are based on a more…

Another issue of The Pitching Factor with another pitching velocity tip. The first tip today is going to be about moving the body fast to improve pitching velocity. About 90% of the pitchers we see, whether we’re doing Video Analysis or they come here for lessons, are moving their body too slow. Their tempo is…

Here’s another video analysis. If you want a side-by-side video of your son to find an additional 5-7mph that he has hidden within him, visit our personal Video Analysis service. Here, we’ve got two high velocity major league pitchers. We’ve got Matt Harvey, New York Mets’ right-hander on the left and Justin Verlander of the…

Coach Mills here with another issue of “The Pitching Factor”. I am going to give you some pitching tips that will increase your velocity. You can probably put these into practice during your next bullpen, maybe even during your next game, because what you want to be focused on is building safe, efficient, high velocity mechanics….

In this video, I’ve put two major league pitchers side by side. I have Matt Harvey with the Mets’ on the left side and Stephen Stasburg on the right. This was the matchup that they had on April 19, 2013. Matt Harvey came out on top in that game. I am going to compare their…

Another episode of The Pitching Factor and today’s issue is about “Where’s the oomph?” What do you mean oomph? Well, a lot of pitchers out there don’t understand that if they want to throw the ball with maximum velocity, they have to put more oomph into it. In other words, many pitchers say, well, you…

Here’s another video analysis lesson – a kind of interesting comparison between a couple of big major league lefties. We have Madison Bumgarner, starting pitcher with the Giants, on the left hand side and Aroldis Chapman, closer for the Reds, on the right. Both videos of each pitcher are from 2011. Bumgarner is listed at…

Coach Mills here with another issue of “The Pitching Factor.” Today I want to talk about common myths related to pitching velocity. Of course one of the biggest myths is: You need to get bigger and stronger in order to throw harder. There is no evidence to back that up. What you need in pitching…

Welcome to “The Pitching Factor.” The fact is there is no evidence that arm strength creates any velocity at all. You can go out there and do long toss, throw weighted balls, and do all sorts of arm exercises, but that’s not going to have much of an impact on your velocity at all. Velocity…

Being able to improve your pitching velocity and command your fastball are two very important elements if you expect to get hitters out consistently. You can’t get by for long throwing junk or at below average velocity. However, if you do have below average velocity you must have pin-point control. Many pitchers spend far too…

All pitchers want to improve their pitching velocity. Many still believe that the long toss is one way of doing that even though the 2011 study by the American Sports Medicine Institute proved that long toss does not improving pitching velocity, nor does it reduce the risk of injury. Pitchers believe that long toss has…

What are the elements that help baseball pitchers improve their pitching velocity? Most baseball coaches would have you believe that pitchers can improve their pitching velocity by simply adding more full body strength or arm strength. Pitching instructors will tell parents that their son’s velocity will just come in time. But the question parents should…

There are many factors that go into developing proper pitching mechanics which allow a pitcher to maximize his velocity. Pitching mechanics should be as efficient as possible so that more forces of the body are directed toward the target and eventually end up on the ball. How the pitcher moves from his back leg to…

Most pitchers, instructors and coaches believe that in order to improve pitching mechanics, pitchers simply need to do pitching drills such as the towel drill. However, sports science research confirms that partial practice actions like pitching drills do not work to improve pitching mechanics. As I have said many times before, once I started reading…

Many pitchers never improve their pitching mechanics because their coaches or instructors are using the naked eye to assess their techniques, rather than accurately assessing the complex pitching motion using video. Any pitching coach, instructor or parent can easily assess pitching mechanics using some of the latest tools such as a digital camcorder or what…

Most parents and pitchers are not aware that pitchers can systematically train themselves to develop high velocity pitching mechanics. However, in order to develop high velocity pitching mechanics pitchers first have to learn which mechanical faults need to be eliminated if pitching mechanics are to be improved. Learn To Recognize The Common Faults That Interfere…

There are many pitching tips offered by baseball coaches that do not help pitchers improve velocity or overall performance. For example, here are two common pitching tips that will not help pitchers improve: The Tip: Get to a balance point first. The Truth: There is no stationary balance point. A pitcher should strive to have…

Bringing The Gap Between Fundamentals & Innovations In Pitching.

In 2004 we developed the first evidence-based pitching program based on sports science research, instead of common coaching beliefs. Through this research we've also learned video analysis is still the best and most accurate way to assess pitching mechanics. We not only show pitchers at all levels their faults and the adjustments, but work with there style in order to improve their velocity and control, all while reducing their risk of arm injuries. The true difference about our coaching methods are simple, our clients will truly feel the difference and that's the only true way towards improvement and development.